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THE OOLOGIST 



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175 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis. 



The Barnacle goose inhabits' the 

 Northern parts of the Old World. It 

 reaches Greenland frequently where 

 it is often killed along the Eastern 

 coast. 



In all respects its habits are similar 

 to those of the Brant. 



We present herewith a half tone of 

 a pair which we have had for several 

 years. These birds are wild, it has 

 been our experience, though in Europe 

 it is said that they are in places com- 

 pletely domesticated. With us, they 

 are among the wildest of the birds we 

 have. 



Swans — Cyginae. 



Three varieties of swans are includ- 

 ed in the North American list. 



The Common Whooping Swan or 

 European Swan, which was 

 quite common in Greenland, 

 practically exterminated in 

 ritory. 



formerly 

 It is now 

 that ter- 



Thie Whistling Swan, which breeds 

 as a rule, North of the Arctic Circle, 

 and occasionally at the mouth of Hud- 

 son's Bay, and in Baffin land, coming 

 South and usually migrating along or 

 towards the Eastern coast of the coun- 

 try. The general line of migration of 

 this bird being from Chesapeake Bay 

 Northwest to the great lakes, and 

 thence overland to Hudson's Bay; then 

 North and Northwest to their breed- 

 ing ground. Formerly they were very 

 common. They are now nearly all in. 



The Trumpeter Swan has its princi- 

 ple summer home in the interior of 

 North America, formerly breeding as 

 far South as Northern Iowa. It is 

 not known to breed South of Edmon- 

 ton and Prince Albert, Canada, though 

 rumor has it that it occasionally does. 



When in Canada two years ago, we 

 were unable to get track or trace of 

 any authentic nest. 



The Swans should be rigorously and 

 vigorously protected in all places by 

 a law prohibiting the killing of them 

 at all seasons in the year. 



